What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records 'clach Na Beithir', Dunans as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, clach Na Beithir may have functioned as a territorial marker, ritual focus, or astronomical alignment point. Local folklore or specific cultural use has not been recorded.
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Places near here
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Loch Na BricDam (modern) · 1181 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1596 yd
Loch BarnluasganClearance Cairn(s) (post Medieval) · 1.0 mi
Loch MckayBuilding (post Medieval) · 1.0 mi
Cruach nan CuileanMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Cnoc ReamharMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
CrinanCave (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Crinan FerryBurial (prehistoric), Cave(s) (period Unassigned), Beaker (prehistoric) · 2.4 mi
Caol ScotnishBay · 2.5 mi
Loch CrinanBay · 2.9 mi
The Still LochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi